worship trick 59 (pentecostal ducks) was me raving about the dvd nice weather for ducks by lemon jelly. i found a place where you could download it. but a student (thanks pip) on cym pointed out that you can buy it as a dvd which i have now done – fantastic! just search for nice weather for ducks at amazon or wherever and you’ll find it.
worship trick 59 revisited
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Fantastic! Thanks for the tip.
I was reading your comment for worship trick 59 (Oct 22, ’03) and you said it’s essential to use the “stuff of life” including popular culture for worship. I immediately agreed with you. I can see people spontaneously praising/praying to God on the street.
I wonder though where the sense of the numinous comes in. If we’re using the material (especially pop culture) how does it transcend to the spiritual. Or are these things just fancy illustrations?
if you scroll down the left hand side of the blog i’ve written an article on ‘alternative worship and popular culture’ that expands my thoughts on why it’s important. and it is definitely not just an illustrative thing… art for art’s sake and all that – should be read/watched/listened to/enjoyed on its own terms. but then you never know – the whisper of the spirit may be there. the book ‘reel spirituality’ by robert johnson has a good schema on the different ways christians have related to films – the last way is about transendence and wonder in film. have a look at the link to articles by other people on the left – another brilliant article on popular culture revealing god is ‘everyday apocalypse’ by david dark.